Waistband



April 22, 1930. A. FREYDBERG ET AL WAISTBAND Filed Sept. l, l1926 Patented Apr.` 22, 1930 "YORK, ANn JACOB MARCUS, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK;

'sAInMAncUsvAssIeNom BY; M'EsNr.' ASSIGNMENTS; 'ro` o LIvE x. 4THOMAS AND Applcation-led September j'lhe invention is an improvement in'waist' hands'rand methods of making .forrnsewithltrousers- Y e "tivepof the machine sewing,

- nection with they to purchase waist lining is in suitable lengths, from v.whicha number of individual pieces of suitable size for aigarment may .befcuti For the 'sake of economy, the bands are at.-

vtached by machine sewing, Aand itis desirable f that in the ,finished simulate 4hand sewing.

garment Vthe ,attachment the4 `tinishof the band appearance of'a'hand sewed band, irrespecand without the cooperation thereof. Y, au i It isevident that .a band so constructed must be attached tozthe garmentA ,1n a predeter mined manner, and along predetermined lines, otherwise the effect of ihand sewlng in-i herent in the band and independent of theat-z tachingthread-will -not appear will notbeattained.. y

In order that the band may be so attached,` iti is desirable that there be a guide injconl bandI for the. operator inrunningk the seam, n from the predetermined .line o-attachment will result :in unsightly breaks orfailures in the hand sewing effect. Y-

VOneofthe primary objects of the present invention is the provision of a-waist band,

n bymeans of whichgproperly positioned with Y I I i:

respect to' the garment and'machinesew'ed'il place, the appearance of a hand finished' garment may be attained.

lAnother object is the provision minimum of labor and by the usual method;

Another object is thelprovision ofja band composed of assembled strips of stifening material andv lining so constructed that'lwhen superposed upon the garment ingeJ predetermined manner, it Willpresent a guide for the the same, and; 4 ,relates `more. particularly to; bands designed V- To attain this result,v should be` -such that when attached to the garment, it will givethe;

to the bestadvantage, and the desired finishlof the garment :f

since slight deviations' ot aY band vwhich may be attached'to the garment'with a 1, 192e. serial 110,432,978..l

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'proper runninglof the seam which is to con'- necttheband to the garment'. l

Another object is the provision of a band constructed as abovedescribed, in which the parts occupy the relative position they will occupy in` the completed garment, and are biased to reassume such relative position when disarranged during bandfto the Lgarm'ent. l

Another Object is theprovision of a band of .the character speci Vformed by turning over the edge' of the band,

nected to the band, that when said edge is straightened into substantially the plane of the band the display face of the band will preysent a'rib, andthe obverse face a crease, indicating theloca'tion ofthe seam Vfor connecting the band ftfo the garment. j Another object is the provision of a band of apnature such that it easily may be used for replacement in lfinished' garments.

invention consists in themethod and in the construction and novel combinationof parts fullydescribed hereinafter, illustrated in the accompanying drawings', and,pointed outl in l the claims appended hereto, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minorv details of construction Vwithin the scope of the. claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention. v vi Y In the drawings forming a. parthereof: I Fig. 1 is a plan view of the completedband, looking at the obverse face.` n

Figs'. 2, 3 and 4' are transverse sections of the'bandshowin'g the method of making the fied with a hem at one edge I andwherein the turned over edge is so con- Withthese an'dother` objects in view the Vthe attachment vof' the i imY strip 1, over a width corresponding to the \providing thus at one edge of the band a'l excess 3 in Width of the strip 2 over the strip l, and the strips are connected by a line of stitching. This line is at or near the edge of the strip 2, and spaced apart from the edge of t-lie strip 1 a distance corresponding substantially to the excess width of the strip 2. The strip 2 is now folded over about the edge of the strip l, as indicated in F ig. 3,

hem.

The opposite edges of the strips are in substantial register, and these edges are connected by aline of stitching indicated at 5. This stitching is done upon a machine which turns over the edges of the twostrips together upon the upper face of the stil'eiiing strip, andhecures them together through the turned over edge. The `turning over of the edges forms -a crease between the turned over edge and the body of the band, and the` parts are .held in this position, and biased to reassume -the same position when straightened into substantial alinement, by the stitching, which is close to the junction between the turned over part and the body of the band'.

It will be obvious thabecause of the stitching, when the parts are straightened in`substantial alinement, a rib will appear on the display face of the band` and a groove on the obverse face at the stitching. The line of stitching as clearly shown by the ydrawingis composed of two threads, one ot'which is in the form of inclined substantially parallel stitches across or about the creased edge, while theother forms a line of straight endto-end stitches on the inner face of the band.

So constructed the completed band as shown inFig. 4 is in the form of a length or ribbon, which may be of any convenient length, and may be marketed in this forni. manufacturer wishes to attach a band, lie

cuts a suitable piece from the length. This piece is superposed upon the garment, as for instance trousers, at the top, and on the outer surface, with the free edges of the turned over portion 6 of the piece in substantial register withiA the raw edge of the garment 7 As previously pointed out, the method of connecting the turiiedi4 over edge 6 to the body of the band provides on the'obverse face a groove oi` crease, when the turned over edge is straightened out into substantial alineinent with the body, and this crease or groove serves as a guide for a line of stitching 9 to connect lthe band to the trousers.V

Itis desirable however that a guide be provided of a character more distinctly set otf from the band, and more easily followed. ,lVith this object in View a thread 10 of a contrasting color is arranged on the obverse face of the band at the bottom of the groove, the thread being heldV in place by the stitching 5 before mentioned. This thread is straight, of a contrasting color, and is easily followed by the operator in placing the stitches 9.

y At er the band hasbeen connected as above descri ed. it is turned over upon the inner face of the garment material. the said material being creased at 11,'so`that the upper edge of the band is spaced slightly below the upper edge ofthe garment. That is' the bend or finished edge at the top of the garment is provided by the trousers material. The inclined line of stitching 'above referred to is exposed at the top of the band, and since this line is composed of inclined substantially parallel stitches, it 'very closely simulates hand work.

It will be noticed that the stitching at the turned over edges of the strips is of a character such that while the edge is held flat upon the body, it is enabled to straighten into substantial alinement, yet it is biased by the stitching, that is inclined or influenced, to

return to its normal position when free to do so.

What is claimed as new is: y

1. As an article of manufacture, a length of waist band material including a stiffening and a lining strip superposed one upon the other and arranged with their edges adjacent at one edge of the length, the said edge of the length turned over upon the stiiening strip to form a crease between the turned over edge and the body ofthe length, and stitching through and about the crease, the crease forming a guide for the stitching of the band to a garment.

' As an article of manufacture, a length of waist hand material composed of superposed stilening and lining strips, one edge of the strips turned over upon the stilening strip to forni a crease between the turned over portion and the body of the band, said turned over portion secured to the body of the band y machine stitching at the eXtreme edge of the band and binding said edge, and a thread of a contrasting color in the crease and held by the stitching of the edge.

3. s a new article of manufacture, a length of waist band material including connected stili'ening and lining strips. the strips being arranged with the edgesl of the strips at one edge of the band adjacent and turned over upon the stifening strip to form a bend, and machine stitching at and through the' said bend connecting the turned over portion of the liningstrip to the stifening strip and ioo i to the body of the lining strip, and binding the bend, said stitching forming the sole connection between the strips at the said edge, whereby the remainder of the turned over portion is left free from the body of the band to enable said portion to be brought into substantial alinement with the body.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York und State of New York, this 31st day of August, A. D. 1926.

AARON FREYDBERG.

JACOB MARCUS 

